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Catmint
Jul 20, 2009 8:29:58 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 20, 2009 8:29:58 GMT -5
Before Skystripes could even get a word out, Sparrowfeather came and took her plump mouse, and ran back to the safety of the twoleg nest. "What is your leader starving you?" She looked, and noticed that Orchidleaf had caught her own sparrow. "I'll be back." Before any cat could object she ran back off into the damp meadow to hunt again.
The rain was starting to let up, but it was still a steady drizzle. Skystripes hadn't been to this part of the meadow yet. So she was taking in all the sites and smells. But there was one smell that she didn't know. It smelled of forest and milk and another smell she couldn't name. Skystripes fallowed the smell. Deeper and deeper into the meadow she went. She came upon a big tree. The leaves were almost touching the ground, it looked like it was weeping. But it wasn't the tree that was interesting to Skystripes, it was the animal laying under it. It was about the size of two or three cats. She got closer. It had a brown head, with huge ears. She got even closer. The ears were black at the tips and it had spots down it's back. And it smelled of milk. So Skystripes deemed it a baby and safe to walk up to it. Now that she was in front of the animal, it looked at her with huge brown eyes. It tried to stand. But, on four wobbly skinny legs it fell back down. She noticed for the first time that it had a fluffy tail. Brown on top and white under it. They stared eye to eye.
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Catmint
Jul 21, 2009 16:22:22 GMT -5
Post by Orchidleaf on Jul 21, 2009 16:22:22 GMT -5
Orchidleaf took a bite out of her sparrow, deciding no one else wanted it. She grined the meat between her teeth. after finishing and shaking the feathers from her pelt, she turned to Sparrowfeather. "Why haven't you eaten, can't you hunt by yourself?" She meowed, quickly hoping she hadn't offended the brown and tan she-cat. "Where has that cat gone!" She meowed, pointing with her tail in the direction Skystripes had taken off. She followed her scent trail and footprints, hoping that nothing bad had happened to her friend.
As she neared closer, she saw a big tree with drooping branches, and smelled Skystripes. And milk. She padded quicker. "Skystripes, what's going-" Orchidleaf gasped and stopped in mid-sentence. "On?" She whispered, staring at the strange creature before her. Orchidleaf watched as Skystripes stared at the creature. "What is that thing?"
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Catmint
Jul 21, 2009 16:30:42 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 21, 2009 16:30:42 GMT -5
"Its an ant," Skystripes mewed sarcastically, "I don't know what it it is, but its young." She got closer to the creature. She could now feel its pelt against her own. "Its cold and wet. This tree doesn't give it much protection. I wonder where it parents are?" Skystripes thought. She opened her mouth wide. The baby's scent was the freshest coming from the forest on the side of the meadow. "It smells like it came from the forest. We can't just leave it here, it'll die. And I don't know about you but, I don't want to dig a hole big enough for a baby, whatever-it-is." She let out a purr, but it was muffled out but the rain, witch came down faster now. Maybe we could take it back to the shed?" She suggested.
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Catmint
Jul 21, 2009 17:52:05 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 21, 2009 17:52:05 GMT -5
Sparrowfeather blushed at Orchidleaf's comment. "Yes I can hunt by myself!" Sparrowfeather hissed her fur bristling. "My clan is running me beserk with all my clan mates sick! And the apprentices are too lathargic to get me food!" SParrowfeather mewed with a full mouth. Sparrowfeather noticed Orchid had most likely not had listened to a word she had said cuz she was going over to skystripes who was staring at something.
Sparrowfeather's whiskers twitched. I wonder what it is? I'm gunna go check it out! Sparrowfeather thought. She padded quikly over to the meddie's. "Hey guys what you guys looki-" Sparrowfeather gasped. She stared at the creature with frightened eyes. Her eyes began to suddenly grow vicious. "You..." Sparrowfeather mewed. She hissed her fur bristiling. "You! You sent the deisise to my clan!" Sparrowfeather hissed. She stared at the two she cats that were with her. "This is why i havent eaten! My whole clan is sick from deer disease!" She hissed and spat at the baby deer. Sparrowfeather gritted her teeth. "Make sure I don't hurt it...." Sparrowfeather growled throught gritted teeth.
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Catmint
Jul 21, 2009 18:10:35 GMT -5
Post by Orchidleaf on Jul 21, 2009 18:10:35 GMT -5
Orchidleaf turned to Sparrowfeather. "Are you sure? I've never heard of a deer disease!" She meowed, turning back to the creature. She still had trouble processing the fact that it was just a baby, because of how much bigger than them it was, but the scent of milk was as plain as it could be. She stared into the baby's golden brown eyes, wide with fear and uncertainty. Orchidleaf stretched her half-tail out in front of Sparrowfeather, keeping her from the defenceless creature. "Come on guys." She meowed, picking up the deer slowly by it's scruff. "Help me with this thing!" After they had dragged it to the shed, Orchidleaf sat back down on her haunches, her violet eyes locked on the deer. Who could lose something as heavy as this?!
Orchidleaf opened her mouth and scented the air. "What's that smell?" She meowed, worry building in her chest. This smell was totally unfamiliar to her. Suddenly, a large, light brown animal with a white underbelly and black tipped ears. It had a small brown and white tail and looked just like the baby Skystripes had found. But Bigger. Way Bigger. And it had antlers. Orchidleaf could tell by the anger in it's hazel eyes that this was the father, and he wasn't too happy. Orchidleaf flattened her ears and hissed, fluffing out her black and white fur. She backed off slowly, but felt the father's gaze burning her pelt. The last thing she saw was the great creature tackling her and a flurry of hooves...
((wow my cat now has half a tail and is blind...she must be accident prone... O.o'))
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Catmint
Jul 21, 2009 18:33:53 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 21, 2009 18:33:53 GMT -5
Skystripes thought that the sickness was unreal. But she knew it best not to argue. She watched as Orchidleaf walked over to the baby and triied to left it. Skystripes laughed. She could tell that even before Orchidleaf had tried to left it, that it would be heavy. Skystripes leped forward and ran to help. It was heavy even with the both of them. They dragged it through the mud and the wet grass. The baby deer started whining. But it wasen't as loud as she had expected it to be.
They were back in the twoleg nest. It wasen't warm but it would be dry. Orchidleaf opened her mouth, Skystripes did the same. She caught a strong scent. It smelled kinda like the baby. Then she saw it across the meadow. It looked like the baby. A white underbelly, and a brown and white tail. But it was taller. Its eyes blazed with fury. We had its baby and it was mad. Skystripes fur stood on end and her claws slid out. The adult deer seemed to come toward them in slow motion. She didn't want to fight. All it wanted was its baby. So she stepped sideways. Leaving the baby in full view.
But instead of going to the baby it went to Orchidleaf. Before Skystripes could do anything the full grown deer attacked the she cat. A blur of antlers and hooves. The father deer left and the baby deer jumped to it's feet and ran after the adult. The baby was much sturdyer then it was earlyer. Skystripes looked back at Orchidleaf, She was laying on the ground. Her breathing was heavy and slow. She was bleeding from one eye and the other was gone. We had to get her back to camp
(A baby deer with it's father? It sounds like Bambi!)
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Catmint
Jul 21, 2009 19:03:44 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 21, 2009 19:03:44 GMT -5
Sparrowfeather laughed as her friends made a sad attempt to lift the deer. "Lemme help!" Sparrowfeather mewed lifting the baby's tail. When they reached the twoleg nest Sparrowfeather shivered like mad. "ooooo I hate water!" Sparrowfeather whined as she rapidly began to lick her pelt. "You know I wonder," She mewed when she was interupeted by the twitching of her tail. Her ears lay flat on her ehad. "Oh no...." She whispered.
"A disaster is coming my tail is twichting like crazy!" Sparrowfeather mewed her voice filled with panic. Sparrowfeather gulped. Suddenly before her very eyes she saw a strong angry bull.(male deers are called that i think) His eyes were filled with rage. Sparrowfeather's eyes grew wide, her green eyes filled with distress. Her fur stood on end and She quickly zoomed behind Skystripes. Sparrowfeather sighed as the bull staggered over to Orchidleaf. Her eyes were closed but suddenly were opened with fear. "Oh no!!!!!!!" Was all she could say until it happened.....
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Catmint
Jul 22, 2009 11:12:15 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Jul 22, 2009 11:12:15 GMT -5
"Ok," Skystripes meowed, "we need to get him back to Lightclan. But first we need to give her some herbs. We need Nettles for the swelling, some wild garlic to stop infection, and maybe some Chervil juice?" She look toward Sparrowfeather who looked shocked, "And some Thyme leaves for you," she purred, but it didn't make her feel any better, "We cant give her any poppy seed until she gets back to camp. If she goes to sleep it might be her last sleep." Skystripes turned and ran out into the meadow. She sopped a few tail lengths away from the shed and looked back, "One things for sure, she won't be able to see again." Skystripes ran into the damp meadow.
Skystripes had quickly located Nettles and some wild garlic. Now she was looking for some thyme leaves for Sparrowfeather. Sparrowfeather was shocked by what had happened. And so was Skystripes, but after what had happened to her when she was younger, Skystripes had learned that you can't think straight if your too shocked or worried. She had finally located some thyme leaves that had started to grow in between two rocks. Skystripes grabbed some leaves and headed back to the shed.
She was back at the shed. Orchidleaf had not moved. But it looked like Sparrowfeather had cleaned his wounds. Now you could clearly see where her missing eye use to be. And her other eyes looked puncher ed. Skystripes first chewed up the Nettles and wild garlic into a pulp and smeared them onto her eye and eye socket. Cobwebs, Skystripes looked around, where was Sparrowfeather?
(Im going to start a new thread in Lightclan. Sparrow can u post there when your done here?)
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Catmint
Jul 27, 2009 11:10:03 GMT -5
Post by Sparrowfeather on Jul 27, 2009 11:10:03 GMT -5
Sparrowfeather hissed at the bull that had hurt Orchidleaf. SHe hised at the creature and clawed at it. She dodged some of the bul's attacks. She hissed one more time at it and picked up Orchidleaf. She dragged the poor cat over to Skystripes. "I can't belive that bull hurt Orchidleaf!" Sparrowfeather growled with rage. Do you have some herbs for her? I'll go find some cobwebs! I saw a bunch near the Shadowclan border." Sparrowfeather mewed with anticipation. She raced off out of the meadow as fast as her paws would carry her.
When she reached camp every cat wanted to talk to her. She hissed at most of them and said she was in a rush. She stoped near the cobwebs and picked up as much as she could and raced abck to the meadow. "Ok Skystripes I have some cobwebs Sparrowfeasther mewed panting. Thristy she licked some dew off of the grass and got to work pushing the cobwebs on orchidleaf.
When she looked better Sparrowfeather nodded at skystripes. "Come on lets go Bring her back to lightclan."
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Catmint
Aug 1, 2009 16:50:03 GMT -5
Post by Skystripes on Aug 1, 2009 16:50:03 GMT -5
(Ochidleafs clan is gone, so this thread is now locked.)
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